WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/REG114/5 
26 September 2006 
 (06-4585) 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English 
  
  
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC AND ARMENIA  
 
Questions and Replies
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 15 Septembe r 2006, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic. 
 
 This document reproduces the questions addressed  to the Parties and the responses submitted.  
The questions and replies set out below are or ganized in accordance with document WT/REG114/3. 
 
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I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE AGREEMENT 
3. Scope 
 1. What percentage of tariff lines are duty free and quota free under the FTA?   
 According to the Agreement "About formation of free zone of free trade" dated 15 April 1994 
with changes and additions to it dated 2 April 1999, the Kyrgyz Republic provides FTA for all goods 
without exception, originated from CIS countries (Article 8 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic 
"About customs tariff on import goods for 2005" dated 10 March 2005, No. 48).   
2. Are any Chapters excluded from the duty elimination under the FTA? 
No. 
3. What percentage of trade flow is duty free under the FTA? 
Duty free trade on the FTA between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Armenia is 
100  per cent. 
   
 
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  4. Trade Data 
4. Could the Parties provide import and ex port data for all trade between them? 
Import and export data between the Kyrgyz Re public and the Republic of Armenia for the 
period of 2001-2005 (Thousand US$ ) 
Imports (Thousand US$)   H.S. 
Chapter  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 
22 31.1 72.7  10.7 4.8 
24 1.9     
30     3.0 
39  2.5    
44  1.0    
73    1.7  
84      
85   2.7 0.8 19.8 
86  370.0    
90     12.2 
95  1.1 2.8 4.1  
Other 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6  
Total 34.5 447.5 5.7 17.9 39.9 
Other Chapters are:  in 2001 - 49, 85;  in 2002 – 59, 83;  in 2003 - 73;  in 2004 - 84. 
 
Exports (Thousand US$)   H.S. 
Chapter  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 
27    3.7  
28  54.0  1.0  
38 10.6     
49     0.5 
84   1.8   
87     0.4 
95  2.4    
Other  0.4  852  
Total 10.6 56.8 1.8 856.6 0.9 
Other Chapters are:  in 2002 – 34, 48;  in 2004 - 93. 
5. Regarding the data provided in WT/REG114/3/Add.1: 
(a) Why did the Kyrgyz Republic break out import and export data for only the 
12 chapters listed? 
 Only on these listed chapters the Kyrgyz Republic  leads the bilateral trade with Armenia, as 
only these products are in demand between two countries.  
(b) Are those the only products traded between the two countries, or are those 
products the only goods that enjoy duty free treatment under the FTA? 
Trade between two countries is basically with in these products and is duty free according to 
the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of 
the Republic of Armenia. 
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  (c) What chapters are included in the “Other” category? 
The category "Other" include the following:  on import (49,59, 73,83, 84,85);  on export 
(34,48,93). 
  
II. TRADE PROVISIONS 
 
1. Import Restrictions 
  
6. Article 1.1 refers to annual documents contai ning “features of using the trade regime 
between both countries.”  Do these documents exis t?  Can copies be provided to the Committee?  
 Article 1.1 after signing the Free Trade Ag reement between the Ky rgyz Republic and the 
Republic of Armenia (4 July 1994), other additi onal documents on the Article 1.1 were not taken 
between countries. 
 
3. Rules Of Origin 
 
7. Article 1.2 describes the rules of origin fo r the FTA.  But the three subparagraphs 
appear to all refer to manufacturing.  Do es the agreement cover raw (i.e., unprocessed) 
agricultural goods?  If so, have the Parties created rules of origin under the FTA for agricultural products? 
 This agreement covers raw (i.e. unprocessed) agri cultural goods.  There are no rules of origin 
for agricultural products under the FTA.  There ar e Rules for the Determination of a Country of 
Origin of Goods approved by the Decision of the Council of Heads of the Governments of the 
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on 30 November 2000, in accordance with which origin of goods, including agricultur al products, is determined. 
 
 Additionally see sub-item 3.  Scope of item I.  BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE AGREEMENT in document WT/REG114/3 of 12 November 2001.  
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